Import/export HS code 852583: Night vision transmission equipment

Transmission devices designed for night vision applications, often used in security or military

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 33,504,942
United States 25,951,439
France 4,470,911
Netherlands 3,071,477
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,582,882

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 17,640,953 15,863,989 -1,776,964
United States 22,085,160 3,866,279 -18,218,881
France 2,421,752 2,049,159 -372,593
Netherlands 780,723 2,290,754 +1,510,031
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 925,260 1,657,622 +732,362
Estonia 368,640 416,804 +48,164
Germany 327,380 329,135 +1,755
Israel 67,293 526,658 +459,365
Viet Nam 19,588 556,632 +537,044
Italy 271,849 90,973 -180,876

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 38,130,198
United States 25,495,518
France 4,434,627
United Kingdom 1,595,018
Japan 1,367,220

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 19,441,236 18,688,962 -752,274
United States 22,018,713 3,476,805 -18,541,908
France 2,388,312 2,046,315 -341,997
United Kingdom 242,580 1,352,438 +1,109,858
Japan 342,325 1,024,895 +682,570
Thailand 583,691 586,822 +3,131
Viet Nam 148,848 624,901 +476,053
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,983 292,393 +246,410
Italy 261,353 68,770 -192,583
Netherlands 100,110 27,537 -72,573

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Inner London - West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 7 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 7 +3
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
Devon 5 1 -4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 41,125,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,840,899
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,887,288
Other 14,385

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 28,770,464 12,354,837 -16,415,627
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,843,505 14,997,394 -846,111
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,532,808 1,354,480 -178,328
Other 6,044 8,341 +2,297

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 34,674,218
Southampton 23,448,964
Felixstowe 5,068,597
London Stansted Airport 2,536,911
East Midlands Airport 1,922,564

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Heathrow Airport 26,237,369 8,436,849 -17,800,520
Southampton 11,309,077 12,139,887 +830,810
Felixstowe 3,245,164 1,823,433 -1,421,731
London Stansted Airport 402,267 2,134,644 +1,732,377
East Midlands Airport 1,438,705 483,859 -954,846
Thamesport 1,111,936 345,912 -766,024
London 508,051 853,336 +345,285
Eurotunnel 880,601 169,552 -711,049
Leeds Bradford Airport 124,656 751,406 +626,750
Birmingham Airport 330,994 414,201 +83,207

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Other manufacturing 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 26
2025-10 11
2025-09 14
2025-08 16
2025-07 19

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 56
54m+ 54
0-1m 19
Other 15
15m-54m 12

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Hungary 18,292,768
United States 12,852,727
Romania 4,678,596
Netherlands 4,019,502
France 2,572,899

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Hungary 11,045,338 7,247,430 -3,797,908
United States 7,167,971 5,684,756 -1,483,215
Romania 2,101,298 2,577,298 +476,000
Netherlands 171,979 3,847,523 +3,675,544
France 1,410,828 1,162,071 -248,757
Canada 1,884,418 99,394 -1,785,024
Sweden 16,861 1,712,346 +1,695,485
Estonia 325,746 434,013 +108,267
Germany 437,716 295,859 -141,857
Czechia 394,185 124,264 -269,921

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Ireland 7,211

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 7,211 0 -7,211

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,600,089
Air transport 22,782,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 249,182
Other 7,211

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,250,695 14,349,394 +1,098,699
Air transport 12,957,321 9,824,823 -3,132,498
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 95,110 154,072 +58,962
Other 7,211 0 -7,211

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,324,150
London Heathrow Airport 15,163,992
Dover 5,141,273
London Stansted Airport 3,313,694
ZLC 2,802,901

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,410,366 7,913,784 -4,496,582
London Heathrow Airport 6,913,145 8,250,847 +1,337,702
Dover 672,777 4,468,496 +3,795,719
London Stansted Airport 2,527,482 786,212 -1,741,270
ZLC 2,498,159 304,742 -2,193,417
Immingham Docks 2,121 1,669,462 +1,667,341
East Midlands Airport 811,757 356,053 -455,704
Felixstowe 230,298 112,292 -118,006
Belfast Airport 151,134 66,713 -84,421
Eurotunnel 990 131,872 +130,882

Quick facts

HS code: 852583

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Transmission devices designed for night vision applications, often used in security or military